Business English for Meetings
Speak clearly in work meetings.
Learn words and phrases for common meeting problems.
Find your problem and learn what to say.
Common Meeting Problems at Work
You may understand what you hear in a meeting. But you may not know what to say. Different parts of a meeting need different words and phrases.
For example, you may need to:
Give a work update
Tell the group what is happening with your work.
Ask a question
Get the information you need.
Talk about what to do next
Say what should happen after the meeting.
How to Use English in a Work Meeting
You can use three simple steps to share your ideas clearly:
1. Say your main point
Start with the most important idea.
2. Give the details
Add the information people need.
3. Say what comes next
Ask a question or say what you will do next.
Useful English for Work Meetings
You do not need long or difficult sentences. Clear phrases can help you speak in a meeting.
Share an idea
I’d like to add something.
I think we should…
Ask a question
Could you explain that?
Can you say that again?
Talk about next steps
I can do that.
What should we do next?
Need help with numbers in a meeting? Learn to hear and say thirteen and thirty.
Watch a Short Video
Don’t understand what someone says in a meeting? Learn what to say.
30 Meeting Problems in Business English for Work
Business English for Work has 30 short lessons about meeting problems. Each lesson focuses on one problem. Find your problem and go directly to the lesson you need.
The full course also has 30 Email Problems and 30 Presentation Problems.
How the Meeting Lessons Help You
Each lesson helps you with one meeting problem, step by step.
Find a problem
Choose the meeting problem you have.
See what to say
Learn words and sentences you can use.
Listen and read
Hear the English and read along.
Practice
Try a short activity and check what you learned.
Learn More About Business English for Work
Business English for Work has 90 short lessons for email, meeting, and presentation problems. Choose the problem you need and learn what to say or write.